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Charles Wood

Irish composer · Musicians · Lived 1866 to 1926 · aged 60

Charles Wood was an Irish composer and teacher; his students included Ralph Vaughan Williams at Cambridge and Herbert Howells at the Royal College of Music. He is primarily remembered and performed as an Anglican church music composer, but he also wrote songs and chamber music, particularly for string quartet.

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Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1866 to 1926 · aged 60